Scientific Name: Tetragonia tetragonioides

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  • Common Name:
    New Zealand Spinach, Warrigal Greens
  • Type:
    Herb succulent , annual
  • Family:
    TETRAGONIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow small 4 mm. Spring, summer
  • Fruit:
    Top-shaped drupes.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast
  • Species List:
    Bush food, Community Gardens,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Bush food: Warrigal Greens have a spinach flavour. Their uses are as for spinach & Asian greens. They are also used in quiches and stuffings. However, CAUTION must be taken. Like some other edible plants, Warrigal Greens have a high oxalate concentration. Only leaves and young stems should be eaten and these both should be blanched for 3 minutes to remove soluble oxalates, and the water discarded

Identification Notes

Leaves 1.5-11 cm are triangular ovate in shape||